# St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy

St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy is a secondary school in Leeds, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,211 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E139351. [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,211
- Council: Leeds
- URN: 139351

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 4 February 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy was 56.6, against 46.5 in Leeds and 46.2 in England.
71% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Leeds | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 56.6 | 46.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 71% | 48.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 86% | 65.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 200 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Green Meadows Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/green-meadows-academy-e148654): 850 m. Special. Good (overall), April 2024
- [Tranmere Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tranmere-park-primary-school-e107855): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Guiseley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/guiseley-primary-school-e107809): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, June 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Guiseley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/guiseley-school-e108085): 1.3 km. Secondary. Standards maintained, November 2024. Attainment 8 of 53.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Menston Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/menston-primary-school-e149938): 1.3 km. Primary. No outcome in Ofsted's file. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St. Oswald's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-oswalds-cofe-primary-school-e151790): 1.7 km. Primary. School remains Good, December 2023

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139351)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139351)

## How to cite

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